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G-Notes Featured on Friday at The Meadowlands

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Friday night at The
Meadowlands brings eleven overnight races led by the $17,500 final of the
popular "Dash for the G-Note" short series. That race comes up as the
seventh on the card, kicking off the $50,000 Guaranteed Late Pick 4 Pool.

Ron Burke sends three
entries out in pursuit of the top prize including ten-year-old class-master
Ideal Matters, a recent addition to the barn. Ideal Matters (PP #9) has raced
the best around the East coast for the past few seasons then finally found the
claimers a few weeks ago and eventually was transferred via a private purchase.

The fresh surroundings
apparently agreed with him (a perfect trip from driver Anthony Napolitano
certainly didn't hurt) as he dashed from the pocket to wear down 1-5 race favorite
Kotare Yael N for a comfortable win with something left.

Ideal Matters now races
in the Burke stable colors for the interests of the trainer as Burke Racing,
LLC in partnership with Weaver Bruscemi, LLC and Napolitano retains the drive
on Friday.

Moonlight Ransom
collected his first win of the 2017 season in last week's elim and has drawn
well, starting from post three on Friday. Moonlight has shown steady
improvement since joining the Jenn Bongiorno stable for owner Michael Singer
and is poised to contend for driver Simon Allard.

Justified is the third
horse returning off a win last week for trainer-driver Eric Abbatiello. Another
"War-Horse" the nine-year-old winner of nearly a third million
dollars went the fastest mile in the elims when he crossed the wire in 1:52.2.
He races in the familiar colors of The Red Man Stable.

Promotions-wise The
Meadowlands is in holiday mode with the direction being cash for the giving
season. Friday it's that old chestnut "Money Machine Fever", a
true fan favorite, that is not to be missed.